Innovator Profile: Indiana Chief Data Officer Darshan Shah
Indiana Chief Data Officer Darshan Shah leads the state’s Management Performance Hub, an innovative agency using data to improve policy.
Posts Tagged: data
Why We Need Data Ethics
The amount of personal data collected by organizations is staggering. As Facebook and Cambridge Analytica taught us, the opportunity to abuse data is overwhelming. For these reasons, we need to embrace the concept of data ethics.
Got Data? Now You Need a Plan
There’s a popular saying that “numbers never lie.” It has a nice ring to it, but in reality, the adage requires that the numbers share a common language.
Why Data Is Critical for Defense and Intelligence Readiness
When the military is able to properly ingest, sort, store and analyze data about its equipment and vehicles, it can predict everything from machine failure to maintenance needs before breakdowns happen, saving effort, time, money and possibly lives.
Big Data Comes With Big Promises, Untapped Potential
Governments of all sizes have created data and analytics departments to assess what they have, coordinate communication between agencies and report stories that the numbers show.
Storing and Accessing Data at the Edge
The DoD faces a set of challenges unique to it as an organization, that makes accessing, storing and moving its data ever more complicated.
Meet the Govie Using Data to Make Our Roads Safer
Data on car accidents is collected by a disparate set of state, federal, and local governments, but by facilitating sharing and access, Ariel Gold is gaining new insights into how our roads work.
How To Create a More ‘Livable,’ Intelligent City
City leaders, who want to sharpen their cities’ competitive edge, face the dilemma between driving growth and creating a livable urban environment that attracts and retains citizens and businesses.
What You Should Know About Backup & Recovery Today
Government IT leaders know that efficient data backup and recovery are integral to mission success. But there are a few challenges that agencies have to overcome if they’re really going to secure and access their data.
How the Cloud Speeds Disaster Recovery, Keeps Data Safe
Public- and private-sector experts explain how a cloud-based disaster recovery strategy helps government agencies recover faster after calamity harms their IT infrastructure.